美國同性婚姻倡導者申請離婚

The lesbian couple who led the fight for gay marriage in Massachusetts is filing for divorce.

Julie and Hillary Goodridge, of Boston, were among seven gay couples whose lawsuit, Goodridge vs. Department of Public Health, thrust Massachusetts into the center of a nationwide debate on gay marriage. The couple became the public face of the debate in the state, the first to legalize same-sex marriages.

The couple was married on May 17, 2004, the first day same-sex marriages became legal under a court ruling. Their daughter served as ring-bearer.

The divorce filing is not unexpected. The couple announced they were separating in 2006.

A clerk for the Suffolk Probate and Family Court said the case, filed last week, is impounded.

Messages left for the Goodridges were not immediately returned Tuesday.

曾經帶頭爭取馬薩諸塞州同性婚姻合法化的女同性戀伴侶日前正在申請離婚。

來自波士頓的朱莉和古德里奇是古德里奇訴公共衛生部一案的七對同性伴侶之一。這場訴訟曾將馬薩諸塞州推向了全美範圍內同性婚姻大討論的風口浪尖。這對伴侶也因此成爲馬薩諸塞州同性婚姻大辯論中的公衆人物，該州在美國最先承認同性婚姻合法化。

這對伴侶於法院承認同性婚姻合法的首日---2004年5月17日結婚，而婚禮戒童則是她們的女兒。

離婚申請並不出人意料，早在2006年她們就宣佈感情破裂。

薩福克遺囑檢驗和家庭事務法庭的一位書記員稱，上週提交的這份離婚申請還未經審理。

古德里奇夫婦本週二還沒有收到法院答覆。

Vocabulary:

ring-bearer:戒童